Why would you ever use the plasma caster over the bow?

#1

The shoulder caster, is so worthless in comparison its actually absurd.

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#2

I think itā€™s way better :b

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#3

I find it useful to kill downed FT

#4

How so?

The only plus I could give it is the aoe It has I guess.

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#5

splash damage. that all i have to say.

also that and the retarded bugs of the bow so far

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#6

I use shoulder mounted caster when in open combat (uncloaked) it deals good if not great damage plus added splash damage and helps me conserve arrows.

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#7

Feels like the uncharged shots do less damage, (Plus because of the slower projectile they are easier to dodge)

#8

They do and they are but they quickly add up. Nothing is more satisfying than a full charged plasma blast on the back of an unsuspecting FT. I saw another FT look at his buddy like ā€˜it was nice knowing ya palā€™ before he was vaporized into a red mist.

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#9

I love the bow and use it a lot, but I have recently started using the shoulder cannon a bit more due to the splash damage it deals against tightly packed FT.

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#10

Splash damage(donā€™t need to hit target dead on)
Looks cooler
No drop
I donā€™t know damage numbers tho either way itā€™s an opinion I find it cooler(original is the word)the bow I try not to use

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#11

Group damage, hitting them when they are taking cover, splash damage, certain damage, camping a downed FT, trade of shots, etc.

The bow itā€™s a good stalking/stealth weapon, but not only you need to be precise to hit the FT, but itā€™s not very good in a heated situation.

I hope they bring back PCā€™s fully loaded one shots.

#12

I doubt they will

#13

Honestly for me fireteam can be a bit too mobile and my accuracy with it isnā€™t good enough. With the caster at least if Iā€™m in the ballpark Iā€™m doing some damage instead of constantly just missing.

#14

A man can dream, but damn I miss when I randomly aimed towards the ā€œhillsā€ in blackwater and managed to down onr of them with a single(random) shot.

#15

Energy ball go boom.
That is all.

#16

I feel splash damage was nerfed but I like using it to make them use health packs and save arrows

#17

I feel like Plasma Caster is a more effective weapon in general engagements against the whole Team instead of Pin Pointed Mass Damage on one guy. That, and Barrels are very, very helpful.

nonething like downing 2 FT right after they got reinforced back in with 2 Barrels next to the Radio.

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#18

I use the caster to soften up the targets. Blowing up cans, splash damageā€¦ Itā€™s very useful and looks/sounds awesome.

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#19

Consider the splash damage plus the bug of the wrist blade melee attack when you try to shoot an arrow. I think the plasma caster is valid option.

#20

Splash damage plus it has more damage to its shot